The most important job!

As you all know, I do not have any children (but I will one day! I will just declare that right now!), but I read parenting books and articles anyway!  I feel like it helps me plan and prepare to work with your children J  Right now, I am reading Parenting Beyond Your Capacity: Connect your family to a wider community by Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof.  They both help to produce the Sunday School curriculum we are using at the church!  I recommend the book to all parents, or grandparents, or people like me, who don’t have kids yet but will one day!  You will find few things I want to highlight about the book below:

Encouragement for you to establish a lifestyle as a parent:

Widen the Circle…Invite others to invest in your children, so your sons and daughters have other voices that will help share and determine the direction of their lives.

Imagine the End…focus your energy and effort on the issues that will make a lasting impact.

Fight for the Heart…create a culture of unconditional love in your home to fuel the emotional and moral health of your children.

Create a Rhythm…tap into the power of quality moments together, and build a sense of purpose through your everyday experiences.

Make it Personal…Allow your kids to see how you strive to grow so they can understand how to confront their own limitations and pursue character and faith.

I want to be a resource, a help and someone who prays for you.  I pray that by the Spirit of God, you would know His love and know He has called you and equipped you for every good thing….especially to be a parent, which is the most important job you could EVER have!

Starting a Kidmin Blog

I have decided, I have a lot to say for one little blog...and I'd like to expand my horizons and post a bit on my job and how I see Children's ministry!  It is an important job that I do not take lightly and I look forward to expanding and learning with all of you!

I believe Jesus thinks Children's Ministry is pretty important, too...He said so Himself, "And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea."
(Matthew 18:2-6 ESV)

A lot of my blog will be postings about things I like, don't like, things I am learning, things that worked or didn't work with the kids, etc.

I love all things Orange and use 252Basics and First Look curriculum.  I also venture out and write curriculum on my own for our Wednesday night discipleship program for kids called "Pathways" and I also write curriculum for our Christian Education portion of our Weekday Education program.  It is busy, for sure!!

Come along and feel free to join in, add your comments, and what you like to do with your KidMin!